Traditional Knowledge, Traditional Cultural Expressions & Genetic Resources Laws
Find laws, treaties and regulations on the protection of traditional knowledge (TK), traditional cultural expressions (TCEs) and genetic resources (GRs).
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- Treaties on TK, TCEs and GRs
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Countries / territories: بوتسوانا
tk-tklaws-type-of-legislation: IP law
tk-tklaws-subject-matter: Traditional knowledge
tk-tklaws-issues: Beneficiaries or rightholders, Exceptions and limitations, Scope of protection, Subject matter of protection - Law No. 1/13 of July 28th, 2009 on Industrial Property
Countries / territories: بوروندي
tk-tklaws-type-of-legislation: IP law
tk-tklaws-subject-matter: Genetic resources, Traditional knowledge
tk-tklaws-issues: Beneficiaries or rightholders, Content of disclosure, Exceptions and limitations, Scope of protection, Subject matter of protection - The Biodiversity Act of Bhutan 2003
Countries / territories: بوتان
tk-tklaws-type-of-legislation: Other
tk-tklaws-subject-matter: Genetic resources, Traditional knowledge
tk-tklaws-issues: Beneficiaries or rightholders, Scope of protection, Subject matter of protection - Law No. 27811 of 24 July 2002, introducing a Protection Regime for the Collective Knowledge of Indigenous Peoples derived from Biological Resources
Countries / territories: بيرو
tk-tklaws-type-of-legislation: Sui Generis
tk-tklaws-subject-matter: Traditional knowledge
tk-tklaws-issues: Beneficiaries or rightholders, Consequences of non-compliance, Content of disclosure, Exceptions and limitations, Scope of protection, Subject matter of protection, Trigger of disclosure - Swakopmund Protocol on the Protection of Traditional Knowledge and Expressions of Folklore (ARIPO)
Countries / territories:
tk-tklaws-type-of-legislation: Sui Generis
tk-tklaws-subject-matter: Traditional cultural expressions, Traditional knowledge
tk-tklaws-issues: Beneficiaries or rightholders, Exceptions and limitations, Scope of protection, Subject matter of protection - Copyright Act 2011
Countries / territories: سيراليون
tk-tklaws-type-of-legislation: IP law
tk-tklaws-subject-matter: Traditional cultural expressions
tk-tklaws-issues: Beneficiaries or rightholders, Exceptions and limitations, Scope of protection, Subject matter of protection - Copyright and Neighbouring Rights Protection Act 1996
Countries / territories: السودان
tk-tklaws-type-of-legislation: IP law
tk-tklaws-subject-matter: Traditional cultural expressions
tk-tklaws-issues: Beneficiaries or rightholders - Law No. 1328/98 on Copyright and Related Rights
Countries / territories: باراغواي
tk-tklaws-type-of-legislation: IP law
tk-tklaws-subject-matter: Traditional cultural expressions
tk-tklaws-issues: Beneficiaries or rightholders, Scope of protection, Subject matter of protection - Law No. 01/NA of December 20, 2011, on Intellectual Property (as amended)
Countries / territories: جمهورية لاو الديمقراطية الشعبية
tk-tklaws-type-of-legislation: IP law
tk-tklaws-subject-matter: Traditional cultural expressions
tk-tklaws-issues: Beneficiaries or rightholders, Exceptions and limitations - Law of the Kyrgyz Republic on the Protection of Traditional Knowledge
Countries / territories: قيرغيزستان
tk-tklaws-type-of-legislation: Sui Generis
tk-tklaws-subject-matter: Genetic resources, Traditional knowledge
tk-tklaws-issues: Beneficiaries or rightholders, Content of disclosure, Exceptions and limitations, Scope of protection, Subject matter of protection, Trigger of disclosure - The Indigenous Peoples Rights Act of 1997 (Republic Act No. 8371)
Countries / territories: الفلبين
tk-tklaws-type-of-legislation: Other
tk-tklaws-subject-matter: Traditional knowledge
tk-tklaws-issues: Beneficiaries or rightholders - Law No. 005/PR/2003 of May 2, 2003 on Protection of Copyright, Neighboring Rights and Expressions of Folklore
Countries / territories: تشاد
tk-tklaws-type-of-legislation: IP law
tk-tklaws-subject-matter: Traditional cultural expressions
tk-tklaws-issues: Beneficiaries or rightholders, Exceptions and limitations, Scope of protection, Subject matter of protection - Law No. 154/AN/06 of 23 July 2006 on the Protection of Copyright and Neighboring Rights
Countries / territories: جيبوتي
tk-tklaws-type-of-legislation: IP law
tk-tklaws-subject-matter: Traditional cultural expressions
tk-tklaws-issues: Beneficiaries or rightholders, Exceptions and limitations, Scope of protection, Subject matter of protection - Law No. 1/021 of December 30, 2005 on the Protection of Copyright and Related Rights in Burundi
Countries / territories: بوروندي
tk-tklaws-type-of-legislation: IP law
tk-tklaws-subject-matter: Traditional cultural expressions
tk-tklaws-issues: Beneficiaries or rightholders, Scope of protection, Subject matter of protection - Copyright Act 2005
Countries / territories: غانا
tk-tklaws-type-of-legislation: IP law
tk-tklaws-subject-matter: Traditional cultural expressions
tk-tklaws-issues: Beneficiaries or rightholders, Scope of protection, Subject matter of protection - Copyright Act - Chapter C28
Countries / territories: نيجيريا
tk-tklaws-type-of-legislation: IP law
tk-tklaws-subject-matter: Traditional cultural expressions
tk-tklaws-issues: Beneficiaries or rightholders, Exceptions and limitations, Scope of protection, Subject matter of protection - Copyright and Neighbouring Rights Act, (No. 7) 1999
Countries / territories: جمهورية تنزانيا المتحدة
tk-tklaws-type-of-legislation: IP law
tk-tklaws-subject-matter: Traditional cultural expressions
tk-tklaws-issues: Beneficiaries or rightholders, Exceptions and limitations, Scope of protection, Subject matter of protection - Protection of Traditional Knowledge and Cultural Expressions Act, 2016
Countries / territories: كينيا
tk-tklaws-type-of-legislation: Sui Generis
tk-tklaws-subject-matter: Genetic resources, Traditional cultural expressions, Traditional knowledge
tk-tklaws-issues: Beneficiaries or rightholders, Exceptions and limitations, Scope of protection, Subject matter of protection - Copyright Act, Cap. 300
Countries / territories: بربادوس
tk-tklaws-type-of-legislation: IP law
tk-tklaws-subject-matter: Traditional cultural expressions
tk-tklaws-issues: Beneficiaries or rightholders, Scope of protection, Subject matter of protection - Special System for the Collective Intellectual Property Rights of Indigenous Peoples
Countries / territories: بنما
tk-tklaws-type-of-legislation: Sui Generis
tk-tklaws-subject-matter: Traditional cultural expressions
tk-tklaws-issues: Beneficiaries or rightholders, Exceptions and limitations, Scope of protection, Subject matter of protection - Law Supporting the Rights of Authors, Composers, Artists and Researchers (Copyright Law)
Countries / territories: أفغانستان
tk-tklaws-type-of-legislation: IP law
tk-tklaws-subject-matter: Traditional cultural expressions
tk-tklaws-issues: Beneficiaries or rightholders, Scope of protection, Subject matter of protection - Law No. 19 of July 29, 2002 on Copyright
Countries / territories: إندونيسيا
tk-tklaws-type-of-legislation: IP law
tk-tklaws-subject-matter: Traditional cultural expressions
tk-tklaws-issues: Beneficiaries or rightholders - Law No. 7 of 2002 on the Protection of Copyright and Related Rights
Countries / territories: قطر
tk-tklaws-type-of-legislation: IP law
tk-tklaws-subject-matter: Traditional cultural expressions
tk-tklaws-issues: Beneficiaries or rightholders, Scope of protection, Subject matter of protection - Copyright Law of 20 August 2003
Countries / territories: المملكة العربية السعودية
tk-tklaws-type-of-legislation: IP law
tk-tklaws-subject-matter: Traditional cultural expressions
tk-tklaws-issues: Beneficiaries or rightholders, Scope of protection, Subject matter of protection - Protection of New Plant Varieties Act No. 634 of 2004
Countries / territories: ماليزيا
tk-tklaws-type-of-legislation: IP law
tk-tklaws-subject-matter: Traditional knowledge
tk-tklaws-issues: Beneficiaries or rightholders - Decree-Law No. 118/2002 of 20 April
Countries / territories: البرتغال
tk-tklaws-type-of-legislation: Sui Generis
tk-tklaws-subject-matter: Traditional knowledge
tk-tklaws-issues: Beneficiaries or rightholders, Scope of protection, Subject matter of protection - National Environmental Management Biodiversity Act 2004
Countries / territories: جنوب أفريقيا
tk-tklaws-type-of-legislation: Other
tk-tklaws-subject-matter: Traditional knowledge
tk-tklaws-issues: Beneficiaries or rightholders, Exceptions and limitations, Scope of protection, Subject matter of protection - Protection and Promotion of Traditional Thai Medecinal Intelligence Act, B.E. 2542 (1999)
Countries / territories: تايلند
tk-tklaws-type-of-legislation: Sui Generis
tk-tklaws-subject-matter: Traditional knowledge
tk-tklaws-issues: Beneficiaries or rightholders, Exceptions and limitations, Scope of protection, Subject matter of protection - Ordinance-Law No. 86-033 of April 5, 1986 on the Protection of Copyright and Neighboring Rights
Countries / territories: جمهورية الكونغو الديمقراطية
tk-tklaws-type-of-legislation: IP law
tk-tklaws-subject-matter: Traditional cultural expressions
tk-tklaws-issues: Beneficiaries or rightholders, Scope of protection, Subject matter of protection - Decree-Law No. 1/2009 of April 27, 2009, Revising the Law on Copyright
Countries / territories: كابو فيردي
tk-tklaws-type-of-legislation: IP law
tk-tklaws-subject-matter: Traditional cultural expressions
tk-tklaws-issues: Beneficiaries or rightholders, Exceptions and limitations, Scope of protection, Subject matter of protection - Copyright Law No. 4, 2001
Countries / territories: موزامبيق
tk-tklaws-type-of-legislation: IP law
tk-tklaws-subject-matter: Traditional cultural expressions
tk-tklaws-issues: Beneficiaries or rightholders, Scope of protection, Subject matter of protection - Law No. 9112 of June 10, 1991 on the Protection of Copyright, Folklore and Related rights
Countries / territories: توغو
tk-tklaws-type-of-legislation: IP law
tk-tklaws-subject-matter: Traditional cultural expressions
tk-tklaws-issues: Beneficiaries or rightholders, Exceptions and limitations, Scope of protection, Subject matter of protection - Law No.1322 of April 13, 1992 on Copyright
Countries / territories: بوليفيا(دولة - متعددة القوميات)
tk-tklaws-type-of-legislation: IP law
tk-tklaws-subject-matter: Traditional cultural expressions
tk-tklaws-issues: Beneficiaries or rightholders, Scope of protection, Subject matter of protection - The Copyright Law No. (22) of 1992 (as amended in 2001)
Countries / territories: الأردن
tk-tklaws-type-of-legislation: IP law
tk-tklaws-subject-matter: Traditional cultural expressions
tk-tklaws-issues: Beneficiaries or rightholders - Provisional Act No. 2.186-16, dated August 23, 2001
Countries / territories: البرازيل
tk-tklaws-type-of-legislation: Sui Generis
tk-tklaws-subject-matter: Genetic resources, Traditional knowledge
tk-tklaws-issues: Beneficiaries or rightholders, Consequences of non-compliance, Content of disclosure, Scope of protection, Subject matter of protection, Trigger of disclosure - Biological Diversity Act, 2002 No. 18
Countries / territories:
tk-tklaws-type-of-legislation: Other
tk-tklaws-subject-matter: Traditional knowledge
tk-tklaws-issues: Beneficiaries or rightholders, Exceptions and limitations, Scope of protection, Subject matter of protection - Law on Authors' Rights No. 4/1990
Countries / territories: أنغولا
tk-tklaws-type-of-legislation: IP law
tk-tklaws-subject-matter: Traditional cultural expressions
tk-tklaws-issues: Beneficiaries or rightholders, Exceptions and limitations, Scope of protection, Subject matter of protection - Law No. 96—564 of July 25, 1996 on the Protection of Intellectual Works and the Rights of Authors, Performers and Phonogram and Videogram Producers
Countries / territories: كوت ديفوار
tk-tklaws-type-of-legislation: IP law
tk-tklaws-subject-matter: Traditional cultural expressions
tk-tklaws-issues: Beneficiaries or rightholders, Scope of protection, Subject matter of protection - Copyright Act 2004
Countries / territories: غامبيا
tk-tklaws-type-of-legislation: IP law
tk-tklaws-subject-matter: Traditional cultural expressions
tk-tklaws-issues: Beneficiaries or rightholders, Exceptions and limitations, Scope of protection, Subject matter of protection - Copyright and Neighbouring Rights Act (Chapter 26:05)
Countries / territories: زمبابوي
tk-tklaws-type-of-legislation: IP law
tk-tklaws-subject-matter: Traditional cultural expressions
tk-tklaws-issues: Beneficiaries or rightholders, Exceptions and limitations, Scope of protection, Subject matter of protection - Consolidated Version of Act No. 121/2000 Coll., on Copyright and Rights Related to Copyright
Countries / territories: الجمهورية التشيكية
tk-tklaws-type-of-legislation: IP law
tk-tklaws-subject-matter: Traditional cultural expressions
tk-tklaws-issues: Beneficiaries or rightholders, Scope of protection, Subject matter of protection - Law of the Republic of Azerbaijan on Enforcement of the Intellectual Property Rights and Fight Against Piracy
Countries / territories: أذربيجان
tk-tklaws-type-of-legislation: IP law
tk-tklaws-subject-matter: Traditional cultural expressions
tk-tklaws-issues: Beneficiaries or rightholders, Scope of protection, Subject matter of protection - Indigenous Law No. 6172/ Ley Nº 6172, Ley Indígena
Countries / territories: كوستاريكا
tk-tklaws-type-of-legislation: Other
tk-tklaws-subject-matter: Traditional cultural expressions
tk-tklaws-issues: Beneficiaries or rightholders - Access to Genetic Resources and Community Knowledge, and Community Rights Proclamation No. 482/2006
Countries / territories: أثيوبيا
tk-tklaws-type-of-legislation: Sui Generis
tk-tklaws-subject-matter: Genetic resources, Traditional knowledge
tk-tklaws-issues: Beneficiaries or rightholders, Exceptions and limitations, Scope of protection, Subject matter of protection - Copyrights and Neighboring Rights Act 2003
Countries / territories: الجزائر
tk-tklaws-type-of-legislation: IP law
tk-tklaws-subject-matter: Traditional cultural expressions
tk-tklaws-issues: Beneficiaries or rightholders, Scope of protection, Subject matter of protection - Law No. 2005-30 of April 5, 2006, relating to Copyright and Related Rights of the Republic of Benin
Countries / territories: بنن
tk-tklaws-type-of-legislation: IP law
tk-tklaws-subject-matter: Traditional cultural expressions
tk-tklaws-issues: Beneficiaries or rightholders, Exceptions and limitations, Scope of protection, Subject matter of protection - Law No. 032-99/AN of December 22, 1999 on the Protection of Literary and Artistic Property
Countries / territories: بوركينا فاسو
tk-tklaws-type-of-legislation: IP law
tk-tklaws-subject-matter: Traditional cultural expressions
tk-tklaws-issues: Beneficiaries or rightholders, Exceptions and limitations, Scope of protection, Subject matter of protection - Law No. 24/82 of July 7, 1982 on Copyright and Neighbouring Rights
Countries / territories: الكونغو
tk-tklaws-type-of-legislation: IP law
tk-tklaws-subject-matter: Traditional cultural expressions
tk-tklaws-issues: Beneficiaries or rightholders, Exceptions and limitations, Scope of protection, Subject matter of protection - Law No. 2000/011 on Copyright and Neighbouring Rights
Countries / territories: الكاميرون
tk-tklaws-type-of-legislation: IP law
tk-tklaws-subject-matter: Traditional cultural expressions
tk-tklaws-issues: Beneficiaries or rightholders, Exceptions and limitations, Scope of protection, Subject matter of protection - Proclamation No. 209/2000 Research and Conservation of Cultural Heritage Proclamation
Countries / territories: أثيوبيا
tk-tklaws-type-of-legislation: Other
tk-tklaws-subject-matter: Traditional knowledge
tk-tklaws-issues: Beneficiaries or rightholders, Scope of protection, Subject matter of protection - The Protection of Traditional Knowledge, Genetic Resources and Expressions of Folklore Act, 2016 (Act No. 16 of 2016)
Countries / territories: زامبيا
tk-tklaws-type-of-legislation: Sui Generis
tk-tklaws-subject-matter: Genetic resources, Traditional cultural expressions, Traditional knowledge
tk-tklaws-issues: Beneficiaries or rightholders, Exceptions and limitations - Decision No. 391 Establishing the Common Regime on Access to Genetic Resources
Countries / territories:
tk-tklaws-type-of-legislation: Sui Generis
tk-tklaws-subject-matter: Genetic resources, Traditional knowledge
tk-tklaws-issues: Beneficiaries or rightholders, Exceptions and limitations, Scope of protection, Subject matter of protection